Hubby Gene cheers for Preity's Kings

MUMBAI: Gene Goodenough's maiden outing in India as Preity Zinta's better half, which began when he landed at the Mumbai airport along with his parents, now includes a secret trip later to Preity's hometown near Rohru in Himachal Pradesh to complete the remaining wedding rituals as well as watching a cricket match.

On Monday evening, the entire family - including Gene's parents John and Geri, Preity's mother Neel Prabha, brother Deepankar Zinta, watched Kings XI Punjab taking on Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mohali. The couple wore the team's official red jersey, while the other family members chose a simple KXIP T-shirt.

According to a source at the stadium, Preity was stressed throughout the match and so, Gene kept interacting with her in between to help ease the tension. They were also spotted holding hands. The actress kept doing rounds of the stadium as she cheered her team on.

The jerseys the couple wore for the match were quite similar. Both had 111 embossed along with the initials of their names. If Preity's jersey had 111 PZ written on its back, Gene's jersey had an extra G added, making it 111 GGG. A source told us that the additional G is the initial of a family member Gene is very attached to.